Up to 10 flights a week came through Foynes between 1939 and 1945. However, the construction and opening in 1942 of Shannon Airport on flat bogland on the northern bank of the Shannon Estuary started a new chapter in aviation history for the Mid-West ...

This was the second year of the training clinic, successfully hosted again by Tralee Bay Sailing Club with boats from the Royal Western Yacht Club, Galway Bay Sailing Club, Foynes Yacht Club and Tralee Bay Sailing Club taking part. Building on the ...

A RESIDENT of a Limerick centre for asylum seekers missing a bus because it went too early sparked an assault, heard Kilmallock Court. Ousmane Bah, of Mount Trenchard, Foynes, was found guilty of assaulting the manager of the west Limerick direct ...

"Heads and road surfaces are not a good match," she said. Ms Foynes told the jury that they must look carefully at the CCTV coverage of the incident and the account given by the accused. Ms Foynes said there had been interaction between Mr Finnegan, Ms.

Mariners are advised that maintenance dredging operations were scheduled to commence at the Port of Foynes in Ireland on 18 April, and will continue for approximately one week. The operation will be conducted using the SFPC multicat Shannon 1, which ...

This is the view of Fianna Fail councillor Kevin Sheahan who maintains that the taxes paid by companies such as Aughinish Alumina, Wyeth Nutritionals and the Shannon Foynes Port Company, along with their employees, are not reflected in the monies ...